The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-13
Their Singular Reticence Regard
ing the Kout's Horror.
Insulting Reporters Who Ask for a
Little Information.
The Coroner's Jury Begins TO Prob,
fer Gold Facts.
Tho Number of the Dead Unknown.
Thomas Malone's Sad Discovery
---Namcs OF Some OF
the Corpses.

KoUr's, Ind, Oct. i2.-lt is about settled
that no one will ever know definitely how
many persons pcrishcd in the Chicago & At
lontic horror. The estimates continue to
vary from thirty down To ten. One more of
the victims has been identified. Thomas
Malone, Of No. 50 Blue Island avenue, Chi
cago, arrived here this morning. searching
for his sister, Bridget Malone, who left on
the train ON Monday night On route for New
York, where she was 10 take the steamer
for Queenstown. She parted from her
brother Thomas ut the depot in Chicago, and
her last words were, Goodbye; God bless
you" lie had n conversation here today
with Joseph McCool, the Boston young man
who escaped 80 miraculously from the
wreck. When Mr.. Malone said that his sis
ter sat two seats from the front oi the ear
ON the side opposite the heater, McCuol re-
membcrcd her, aud nj once placed her as
the unknown Irish woman who
was burned 10 death. An affecting
scene cnsucd when Malone viewed the
remains. The bodies of Dr. Perry, his wife
and child were - reduced 10y the action of
the flames that they were easily gotten into
box about three feet 10y fourteen inches
deep. During the morning an undertaken
from Valparaiso had driven into kout's with
a sombcr wagon load Of three cheap Baskets
incloscd IN pine boxes one caskCt was To
he devoted 10 tho remains supposed 10 he 4 .
l.indhurg who was crushed IN the shattered
freight ears. In one of the Others wcrr
placed the incineratcd bones pf the Perry
family, and the third rude box was assigned
Co Miss Malone. The victims were tempo
mrily inferred In the peaceful little grave
yard near the town this afternoon. The Rev.
Dr. Atkins, Of the Christian church. CON
ductcd brief ceremonies nt the cemetery.
Herman Miller, the only survivor of his
family, was still alive, but IL was thought a
few hours at most would end his intense suf-
fcrings.
SINGULAR CONDUCT OF OFFICIALS.
The intense sccrctiycncss ~ the employees
Of the Chicago x Atlantic railway regarding
the disastrous collision at kouts elected
much indignant comment In Chicago today.
When the first intimation Of the catastrophe
was received IN Chicago, application
for information was at once made
by the representatives of the Associ.
ntcd Press 90 the general officer oi
the company. The only result obtainablc
was the statement that no officer Of the
company was IN the city; that no relief oi
any kind had been sent from Chicago, and
IN short, that no word has been received oi
any accident whatever. Quite similar was
the course pursued at the company's head
quarters.
An evening paper says General Manager
Broughton was not visible nj the office NJ
the Chicago a Atlantic railway today. He
had n well trained chief clerk 90 represent
him, however. The clerk could not tell
whether Mr.. Broughton would bc In today
until he learned the callers business.
"The reporter said: i would like to OBJ
tain an expression regarding certain rules of
the road when ono train IL following another,
and which, IL IA alleged, were violated or ig.
norcd at the Kouts accident
The accident IL none ~ the newspaper
business and none Of the publics business.
II the newspapers would come 20 us instead
Of rushing of 10 an accident, they would get
the facts nearer right It's none of their
business anyway. The young man was get
ting angry
"'The public think Il Is it- business when
a lot of people arc killed aud an unknown
number burned beyond recognition. No
body here yesterday would or did give any
information about the accident. j am here
now for information said the reporter.
The newspapers are always diving In
where tVcy have no business. The newspa-
per men down there nt kouts yesterday
acted like lot of fools. You don't expect
us 20 show you our rules, do your See that
snatching up book 81 time tables and rules.
Printed across are these words: These rules
are for the guidance aud information of cm.
ploycs only, aud nrc not for thc public. The
road reserves the right TO change them al
| pleasure.
1T was impossible to obtain information OF
courtesy from tho clerk. hut the one crumt
was obtained that AN the officers are doing
| what they can. The newspapers can print
what they please, but they do II ut thcii
peril